Teaching Creativity in Science

Inventions and Inventing

• Classroom Creativity : The Frontal Cortex Apr 19, 2010
  Interesting blog entry about the negative correlation between creativity and classroom compliance. Tags: Teaching_Creativity
• Angela Maiers Educational Services: Nurturing New Ideas: Turning “Yeah, But” Into "Yes! How?" Feb 5, 2010
  Phrases to kill or nurture creative thinking. Tags: Teaching_Creativity
• Educational Leadership:Teaching for the 21st Century:Why Creativity Now? A Conversation with Sir Ken Robinson Oct 17, 2009
  Interview w/ Sir Ken Robinson, creativity advocate. Robinson talks about the importance of creativity for countries, corporations, and individual students. He argues that standardized testing and...
• Brainwriting is Brainstorming on Steroids Sep 6, 2009
  Instead of brainstorming, which is necessarily serial, brainwriting calls for a period of individual work before coming together for sharing. Tags: Teaching_Creativ...
• Einstein’s Secret to Amazing Problem Solving (and 10 Specific Ways You Can Use It) Sep 6, 2009
  Defining a problem is more than half the challenge. 10 suggestions for clarifying a problem. Tags: Teaching_Creativity
• Education Week: Pleasure, Beauty, and Wonder Apr 7, 2009
  Is it wise to focus on knowledge in efforts to "reform" K12 education? Annotations: n 2007, the federal America COMPETES Act was signed into law b...
• TLN Teacher Voices: Common Creativity: 21st Century Teaching and Learning (Part 1) Mar 11, 2009
  Responses to Sir Ken Robinson's concerns about the current state of schools. Tags: Teaching_Creativity
• The Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams Program Mar 2, 2009
  This type of activity can engage students. Are there some teachers who are interested in doing this in RI? Tags: Rhode_Island_STEM_Opportunities ...
• Amy Smith shares simple, lifesaving design | Video on TED.com Jan 21, 2009
  MIT Innovator talks about using simple technologies to solve real problems around the world. Her perspective and dedication are a humbling (and inspiring) example. Tags: ...
• James Watson on how he discovered DNA | Video on TED.com Jan 14, 2009
  James Watson describes how he and Crick discovered the structure of DNA. Another portrait of scientific discovery. Tags: Biology Teachin...
• Tim Brown on creativity and play | Video on TED.com Jan 14, 2009
  CEO of a design firm talks about fostering creativity. Some of the guidelines he uses in his firm fit naturally in classrooms. Video is a bit long. Tags: Teachin...
• Don’t be awed by enhanced access to administrative academic data - Look for pedagogic changes instead! » Moving at the Speed of Creativity Jan 2, 2009
  What is Wes Fryer saying should be the next "killer app" on campus? How do you react to the videos included with this post? Does this change or affirm how you plan to approach your teaching? ...
• Is the Internet Making Us Stupid? : NPR Aug 21, 2008
  How should the concerns expressed in this story influence how we using technology with our students? Tags: Teaching_Creativity technology...
• Carl Honore praises slowness | Video on TED.com Aug 21, 2008
  In your opinion, how should we apply Carl's message to our teaching? Tags: Teaching_Creativity

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